---
title: "Find Contacts"
method: POST
path: "/chat/findContacts/{instance}"
tags: ["Chat Controller"]
---

# Find Contacts

`POST /chat/findContacts/{instance}`

## Request

- Base URL: `https://evolution-example`
- URL: `https://evolution-example/chat/findContacts/{instance}`
- Auth: API key in header `apikey`

Here it is possible to list all contacts or just one,using the 'where' option.

## Path parameters

- `instance` string, required

## Request body

- object
  - `where` object, required
    - `id` string: Contact number: optional

## Response `200`

Ok

## Changes

- **2024-11-25** (v2) `669c21c8934b`: 1 breaking
  - the request property `where` became required
- **2024-11-25** (v2) `c153448703e5`: 1 breaking, 5 info
  - removed the media type `application/json` for the response with the status `200`
  - api operation id `findContacts` was added
  - the endpoint scheme security `ApiKeyAuth` was added to the API
  - api tag `Chat Controller` added
  - …2 more
- **2024-09-09** (v2) `0c4620ca5ed5`: 1 warning, 5 info
  - removed the request property `where`
  - api operation id `findContacts` removed and replaced with ``
  - the endpoint scheme security `ApiKeyAuth` was removed from the API
  - api tag `Chat` added
  - …2 more

[Operation history](https://skmtc.dev/evolution-foundation/apis/evolution-api-3/changes/chat/findContacts/:instance/post.md)

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[API](https://skmtc.dev/evolution-foundation/apis/evolution-api-3.md) - [All operations](https://skmtc.dev/evolution-foundation/apis/evolution-api-3/llms.txt) - [OpenAPI document](https://skmtc.dev/evolution-foundation/apis/evolution-api-3/revisions/153363ee7f38?raw)